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Like many media companies, NY Time’s articles usually feature something horrible America’s president said or did. It’s a relief when they get to talk about something positive rather than soul-crushing. Recently, they’ve explored the philanthropic activities of George Soros, billionaire hedge fund manager.

It sounds like there’s nothing new about a billionaire’s philanthropic efforts, but Soros is no ordinary billionaire. Over the past several years, Soros’s been donating millions of dollars to his Open Society Foundations. According to The Wall Street Journal, he donated up to $900 million a year. Now, the NY Times reveals he’s donated a total of $18 billion.

George Soros’s always been a helpful man. He’s always wanted to do more with his time and money. Started Open Society was a way for him to give back on a larger scale. For the past 30 years, Open Society’s been helping people and cultures in more than 120 countries.

Mainly, Open Society promotes democracy and fights for human rights. Recently, the organization’s been paying more attention to the United States. As the U.S. continues its descent into hate and anger, Open Society’s trying to protect as many groups of people as possible.

Open Society’s also helped numerous other causes. In 2014, the organization funded several programs concerning disease treatment, protecting Roma art and culture, and even for preventing the violence that occurred after the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Mr. Soros is an 87-year-old man doing more to stop violence than most elected officials.

Despite the blatant lack of leadership in this country, Soros believes that if the right officials had power, things would be better. That’s why he supports politicians like Hillary Clinton. Now, supporting Hillary also means putting up with her critics and attackers. Being attacked by right-wing lunatics is nothing new to Soros.

As more stories about Soros’s generous contributions come out, so do the number of crazy stories implying he’s a dangerous mastermind. According to a JPost article, some sources blame Soros for the Black Lives Matter movement. In their opinion, it’s a dangerous movement that will bring down the purity of America.

He’s also being accused of hiring women to accuse Republican candidates of sexual assault. Of course, none of these sites can provide any real evidence of their claims, but there’s always Freedom of Speech.

George Soros is one of the most influential entrepreneurs in the society. He has been supporting different charities through the Soros Foundation in the last three decades. It is estimated that during the time that he has been working with the charities, he has given them more than $6 billion through his foundation. George Soros is said to have been influenced to become the colossal philanthropist that he is by the events which shaped his childhood and teenage years.

Soros was born in Hungary in 1930. George’s parents were of Jewish origin, and when the Nazi occupation started profiling the Jews, he had to run away from his home country. Soros was able to make it to the UK and work some blue collar jobs to put himself through college. He graduated after that and worked for some companies before starting his business. George made his massive break in the early 90’s when he broke the British bank and made a profit of a billion dollars in a day. He moved to New York after this deal and had been operating from here ever since and more

George’s money has always been where his heart is. He has supported some initiatives whose aim is the creation of a better society. There was a time when the media was carrying a story about his involvement in the incident in Charlottesville where a motorist ran over protesters, killing a few people and injuring tens of others. However, it is evident that this is not the types of activities that George would fund. He is a firm believer that all humans are equal and deserve to be treated with the same level of dignity.

Soros has been working with some foundations whose aim is to bring justice and equality to the people whose rights are being violated. One of the groups that he supported was the Ferguson protesters in 2014. It was after the killing of the teenage boy by a police officer in what was seen as a racially motivated murder. George, through the Soros Foundation, gave out funds to hire the busloads of protesters who camped in Missouri for three weeks and chanted the slogan ‘Black Lives Matter,’ till their point was understood. Soros has also in the past supported foundations that were fighting for individual dignities, like making the end of life choices.

When it comes to politics, he has always supported the politics that are played by the Democrats. He was very active in politics when John Kerry was running against Bush. However, he disappeared from the limelight and only returned last year to endorse Hillary. He believes that Trump is not the best thing for this country and that if possible, there is need to keep his powers in check.

Certainly, the opinion editorials Adam Milstein writes, in any given month, throughout the year have a message each its own. However, when the context of each piece is paired with another or even in group more than a message comes through. A dialogue reveals itself with various tones and exchange. With even more layers of complexity, different dialogues can be interpreted and even build to a debate.

In one editorial, Milstein points to the near miracle growth rate of Israeli-American Council as a marker to the growth of the Israeli Jewish community in the United States. He also points out events and developments between the community and the efforts of the council that supports healthy growth. This overlap is the background that puts current events into perspective. The context for the information provided is an inference that continuing effort needs to follow the growth of community in the US.

But like any good dialogue, there is a second point of view or contribution that adds salient information. Milstein’s article on the rise of anti-Semitic sentiment within the US on both the left and right side of the political spectrum illustrates a contrast to his other work. The condemning of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement happening in the US makes the article’s context one of warning and alert. The purpose of the context is to the strength of a growing community on a specific problem.

When the context of the opinion articles Adam Milstein writes dialogue, the one that focuses on diaspora and identity adds a feeling of explanation. This feeling is based on inspiring statistics regarding the community from information gathered over decades. This one piece in the triad of thought and higher thought illustrates something interesting. It shows how the problems the Jewish and Israeli-American community come from outside destructive sources.

Education, healthcare, economic freedom and right-to-life are some of the biggest issues facing Americans today. And it isn’t just politicians and policy makers dealing with these issues, but also people working behind the scenes like Dick and Betsy DeVos. The DeVos’s are some of Michigan’s brightest entrepreneurs and civic leaders whose work has transformed Grand Rapids and the state of Michigan. Their chief company is The Windquest Group, a firm that attracts investors to businesses based in manufacturing, energy, and technology. But the DeVos’s have made a name through the philanthropy they’ve done through the Dick & Betsy DeVos Foundation, started back in the early 90s and continuing its endeavors to help others pursue the American dream.

Dick DeVos is the son of retired billionaire Richard DeVos, the man who co-founded one of the US’s largest direct selling businesses, Amway Corporation, and who currently owns most of the NBA’s Orlando Magic. Dick learned much of his business skills from his father, and after graduating from Northwood University he spent much of his early career working at and eventually running the family business. Amway saw a lot of overseas business increase and new markets opened while Dick DeVos was CEO from 1993 to 2002. He and Betsy started up The Windquest Group in 2002 and turned the focus more on their political work, and the foundation.

The Dick & Betsy DeVos foundation has donated much of its funds and resources to local charities and even national institutions. One of the largest donations received by them was the Kennedy Center’s art institute in Washington D.C. who then renamed it in honor of Dick and Betsy for their contributions. Dick also supports and chairs Grand Action, an organization that plans projects to help grow and revitalize the downtown Grand Rapids area.

But one the Dick & Betsy DeVos Foundation’s biggest endeavors is to reform Michigan’s education by giving young children school of choice options, and to help fund private school operations across the state. Dick at one time was elected to the state’s Board of Education, and has also helped start a charter school called the West Michigan Aviation Academy. The DeVos’s also support Potter’s House Christian School, and have helped start voucher and scholarship programs like the Education Freedom Fund. Other charities the foundation has supported include the Spectrum Health Foundation, a local children’s hospital in Grand Rapids, and Willow Creek Association.